Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant was 25.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 25.4% for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Barbados peaked at 28.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2011.
Barbados ranks 128th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.6% | — |
| 2001 | 28.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 25.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 25.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.9%, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 24.4% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 24.0% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.9% | 25.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 235.79 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 235.79 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Barbados?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant in Barbados was 25.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant?
- Barbados ranks 128th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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